burned out sunday

Dear Margot,
Today being a Sunday, I went sailing after church and a bite to eat at home. It rained on the way to the club which is quite unusual because when I go to the club, it is normally bright and sunny. I arrived at the club for the monthly in-house race which is basically a monthly race which is free and trophies are given out.

The wind seemed to be light when i launched my boat but I my hopes of a day of medium wind were dashed when the waves started getting a lot bigger and the wind picked up at a very rapid pace. Before I knew it, the boat started surfing waves. The wind finally peaked at about 15knots according to Uncle Tony.

I honestly think i sailed 4 out of 4 races very badly. I capsized at the start of the first race due to a stupid mistake and another time halfway up the beat which was such an awful way to start the race. Well, I guess I was still tired from sailing yesterday and my muscles ached alot. I think it is because I am not as fit as I was last month and I had a trying day sailing yesterday.

The positions I scored are so bad, I would rather not remember them. I will just remember that the conditions were totally against me with really big waves and strong wind. Surprisingly I finished 5th overall which is an achievement for me because I somehow pulled it off without knowing it. Also another good thing was that I capsized 3 times as opposed to the 5 capsizes I did yesterday which I am quite happy about. Reflecting on the day sailing, I think I have high expectations of myself and that to pull off a 5th in overpowering conditions is indeed an extraordinary feat which I have never done before. I actually beat a few sailors who have better national ranking positions than I do. This is the only thing that happened today that I am proud of.

Well, thats about all that happened today but I am quite pleased with myself for betting my new fly reel spooled with backing. I bought 300 yards of 30lbs tuf line xp and the vacking and fly line fits into the reel like hand to glove. How nice. Myabe this holiday I will go catch milkfish as it is really fun watching backing disappear after a huge or fast fish takes the fly. Well, I'd better go do my tuition homework now since I have to hand it in tomorrow. Good night.